New Zealand Steel told a worker he couldn't take three days bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his whangai brother.

Age and experience has its place in occupations often thought to be realms of the young and enthusiastic

A Disney-owned company has been sentenced after an accident on the latest Star Wars film injured Harrison Ford.

Research shows the role of an executive needs to change, as do the incentives, for the company's best interest.

Winston Peters is calling for immigrant employers caught underpaying workers or forcing them to work long hours to be deported.

Thin-skinned young employees are much more likely to be hit by workplace stress than tough older colleagues. Here is their biggest concern.

Restaurant Brands has agreed a deal with the Unite Union, under which workers' hours and shifts will be guaranteed on a permanent basis.

Ever wanted to secretly record your workmates to see what they say behind your back?

They're abused, patronised, sworn at and even ignored altogether. Next time these people get on your nerves, spare some sympathy.

Affco lost its bid to throw out a ruling that it unlawfully locked out meat workers when collective bargaining was taking place.

These days it's all about Gen Y and attracting young people to workplaces, but there's one group we should all feel sorry for.

COMMENT: It's a fine art to understand the line between the right amount of support and encouragement.

The worst job interview experiences have been revealed on social media.

Every job-seeker needs to have and show off these six "Qs" when meeting potential employers.

Five migrant workers weren't paid minimum wage for their work at an Auckland food court.

What can you do when a "prankster" co-worker doesn't respect a serious peanut allergy?

It's the catch-22 of the jobs market: you need a degree to compete, but employers want candidates with experience.

The more work life balance we have, the more we want, according to a global study.

Nation's business leaders agree government must act to dampen house price inflation.

The cost-sharing agreement to bring rail to Auckland is an idea model for future infrastructure projects.

Michael Barnett thinks the "fallout from globalisation" will be the greatest impact on business over the next five years.

Speaking out on important issues that face the nation has been a defining characteristic of the Mood of the Boardroom CEOs Survey.

Outgoing major Len Brown has been largely praised by CEOs for bringing together an amalgamated Auckland.

How do we do the difficult work that adds value to the economy?

Despite last year's gloomy outlook, we've managed to keep going and growing through the worst, says Liam Dann.

Staff and customers are still at the forefront of executives' minds.

Most chief executives find Prime Minister John Key's 'haven' idea attractive.

NZME chief executive Michael Boggs lists ensuring New Zealand's quality of life, adapting to cultural diversity and increasing globalisation among the key challenges the nation faces.

COMMENT: We should decide how and when to get our work done - yet so many of us are stuck on the clock.

New Zealanders grew more optimistic about employment prospects in the September quarter.